Author: Fylde Council

Fylde Council’s Executive Committee have accepted the officer recommendation not to proceed with the St Annes Seawall capital scheme at present, due to projected significant cost increases from the initial budget and the inherent risk levels remaining in the project.  Recent detailed design work indicates that the scheme would cost more than double…

Read more St Annes Sea Wall Project Suspended Until 2030 Due to Cost Increases and Focus Shifts to The Island Masterplan

Organisers submit a licence application to see the event grow from 20,000 people per day to 25,000 people per day from 2024 onwards

Lytham Festival 2023 injected more than £9 million into the Fylde coast economy.   Read more Lytham Festival Creates £9 Million Boost To The Fylde Coast Economy

Fylde Council have received a report from Active Lancashire regarding the quality, quantity and accessibility of swimming facilities across Fylde. The report identifies the potential within the borough to meet the needs of local residents to access water space following the closure of Kirkham Rural Splash facility, and provides three key recommendations as to how this…

Read more Active Lancashire Publish Report on Swimming Provision in Fylde

A set of proposed new restrictions aims to stop motorhomes parking overnight along Lytham St Annes promenade.   The new traffic regulation order would prevent motor caravans from waiting on the roadside along the promenade and on some adjoining roads between 6pm and 8am, as well as introducing other parking amendments to address concerns…

Read more Lancashire County Council Proposes Restrictions on Motorhome Overnight Promenade Parking

Fylde Council launches its Carbon Reduction Business Support Programme with Chamber Low Carbon – helping the borough’s businesses to reach net zero. A roadshow around the Fylde Borough will take place on Thursday 26 October, with each session in easy reach of Fylde’s key business areas. With increasing fuel bills of major concern to most…

Read more Does your business want to save money and reduce its carbon footprint? Find out more at a Fylde Business Event!

Fylde Council’s Amenity Team are working in partnership with Community Payback throughout Autumn to clear leaves from pavements and roads across the borough. Fallen leaves can pose a hazard to pedestrians and drivers alike, particularly after periods of wet weather, and Fylde Council’s teams are hard at work to keep the public highways clear and safe. The…

Read more Seasonal Leaf Sweeping Well Underway Across Fylde

Fylde Council is seeking to gather evidence from members of the public to inform a review of the use of residential premises as children’s care homes in the borough.    As planning permission is not always required to change the use of a residential dwelling to a children’s care home, concern has been expressed…

Read more Fylde Council Scrutiny Committee Seeks Written Submissions on the Use of Residential Premises as Children’s Homes

Since January 2023, AFC Fylde Community Foundation have been working with Fylde Council to support young residents who are not in employment, education, or training (NEET), through funding provided by Fylde’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) allocation.   Since the start of the ‘Fylde Focus’ project the Community Foundation have hit the ground running.…

Read more AFC Fylde Community Foundation Score A Well-Earned Hattrick Delivering Three UK Share Prosperity Funded Employment & Skills Projects!

Fylde Council would like to know your opinion of our services in the 2023 Fylde Residents Survey.  This is your opportunity to let us know what you love about what we do and what improvements you would like to see implemented.  The survey takes just two minutes to complete and is comprised…

Read more Have Your Say in the Fylde Resident’s Survey 2023

Fylde Council members, at the full council meeting on Monday 2nd October, have approved funding for a professional project team to progress plans for a public realm scheme in St Annes, ahead of the anticipated third and final bidding round of the Levelling Up Fund in Autumn 2023.  The scheme would build…

Read more Budget Increase – St Annes Levelling Up Bid